
I do not want to be at war
with this body of mine
sipping morning coffee
and casting rebukes over ailments
as if demons lived within
I do not want to be at war
with my body
treating it like a hated thing
that never measures up
I do not want to be at war
with my body
instead I nurture it
and listen to the messages it sends
travelling along the spinal cord
to tell my brain there’s a need
I want to be at peace
with and within my body
allowing it to heal
from the negative messages
accepting it as it is
for the survivor it has become
ending the war at last – Caroline A. Slee